Department of Education

Region III
Division of Pampanga
City of San Fernando

THIRD PERIODIC TEST IN MATHEMATICS GRADE 8

SY 2016-2017

Direction: Choose your answer from the choices lettered A, B, C, and D. Write the letter of your
choice in the answer sheet.

1. If two triangles are congruent, then

A. only their corresponding angles are congruent.
B. only their corresponding sides are congruent.
C. their corresponding parts are congruent.
D. they have the same shapes

2. Which of the following is TRUE about Postulate.

A. It is a statement that is accepted without proof.
B. It is a statement accepted after it is proved deductively.
C. It is a statement evident in the process of proving.
D. It is a statement uses specific examples to arrive at a general rule

3. Given WIN, what side is included between I and N?

A. IN C. WN
B. WI D. NW

4. What property of congruence is illustrated in the statement HI HI?

A. Reflexive C. Transitive
B. Symmetric D. Addition

5. IFE IFL, then LFI __________.

A. EFI C. FIL
B. ELI D. LIE

6. Which of the following is not a postulate but is used to prove the congruence of triangles?
A. ASA C. AAS
B. SAS D. AAA

7. Which is used to prove that HEA LEA, if HA LA, HE LE?

A. AAS C. SAS
B. ASA D. SSS

8. In ABD, which is the included angle of AB and AD?

A. ABD B. D C. B D. A

9. What is the sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle?

A. 60 B. 90 C. 180 D. 360

10. Given LAX, what angle is included between LA and AX?

A. L
B. A
C. X
D. ALX
11. In CPA, CP PA. If m A = 50, then mP = ________. P
A. 50
B. 80
C. 100
D. 130 50

C A
12. In PEI, which is the included side of P and I?
A. PE B. EI C. PI D. EP

13. Allen knows that F H and FI HI. What other information must he know to prove
FIA HIT by ASA postulate?
A. A T C. H T
B. F A D. I I

14. ACE is equilateral, ACB is a right angle. 1 3, what is m5?

A. 45 A
B. 50 1 2
C. 55 6 7
D. 60
B 3 4 5 9 8 D
C

15. If the pictured triangles are congruent, what reason can be given?

A. SSS Postulate C. ASA postulate

B. SAS Postulate D. The triangles are not necessarily congruent

16. Given DEF KJI, FD ___?____

A. IK C. KJ
B. IJ D. KI

17. In the figure HAE TAR, what is the side corresponding to HE?

A. AT E T
B. RA
C. RT
D. TA
A

H R
18. In VAT, what side is included between V and A?
A. VA V
B. VT
C. TV A
D. TA T

19. What is true about the bisector of the vertex angle of an isosceles triangle?
A. It is perpendicular to the base at its midpoint
B. It intersects the base
C. It divides the triangle into two
D. Its length is equal to the length of the base.

20. The wings of an SR-71 Blackbird aircraft suggest congruent triangles. What is mD?

A. 30
B. 75
C. 105
D. 150

21. Mark bought a model airplane kit. When he opened the box, these two congruent triangular
pieces of wood fell out of it. Identify the triangle that is congruent to ABC.
A. QRP
B. RQP
C. PQR
D. QPR

22. Which statement correctly names two congruent angles?

A. PJM PMJ
B. JMK JKM
C. KJP JKP
D. PML PLK

23. Given PQR, PQ = 5cm, RQ = 5 cm, Q = 60. Find mR.

A. 30
B. 60
C. 90
D. 120

24. Which of the following conditions would be

sufficient for the above triangles to be congruent?
 A. a = e, x = u, c = f
B. a = e, y = s, z = t
C. x = u, y = t, z = s
D. a = f, y = t, z = s
25. This triangle has at
least two sides
congruent.
A. acute triangle C. isosceles triangle
B. scalene triangle D. equilateral triangle

26. Which method can be used to prove that these triangles are
congruent?
A. Hy-L
B. SAS
C. SSS
D. ASA

27. In NAT, NA = NC. If mA = 40, find the measure of N?

A. 40
B. 80
C. 100
D. 120

28. GAP ZOD . Which of the following is NOT equivalent to the correspondence
indicated?
A. APG ODZ
B. AGP OZD
C. GPA ZDO
D. PAG DZO

29. UVW XYZ, which segment is congruent to UV?

A. UW
B. UV
E. XY
F. YV

30. Which is used to prove that PBA NBA if PA NA, PAB NAB?
A
A. SSS Congruent
B. SAA Congruent
C. SAS Congruent P N
D. ASA Congruent

31. If corresponding congruent parts are marked, how can you prove HDW PDW ?
D
A. ASA
B. LL
C. SAS
D. SSS

W
P H

32. Which of the following is not a postulate but is used to prove the congruence of triangles?
A. AAS
B. SSS
 C. AAA
D. ASA

33. Which of the following conditions would be sufficient for ABC DEF?
A. A = B, AB = DE, AC = DF
B. A = D, B = E, C = F
C. B = E, C = F, AC = DE
D. EB = EF, BC = FD, AC = DE
34. Which triangle is congruent to CAT by the ASA Postulate?
A. DOG F C
B. INF O D
C. GOD
D. FNI N I T A

35. If JAN FEB, which of the following is true?

A. JN FB C. JN EB
B. A B D. N F

36. In PHI, the side included between P and I is

A. PH B. PI C. HI D. H

37. In USA, the angle included between AN and AT is

A. S B. U C. A D. UAS

38. The statement If A = B and B = C, then A = C illustrates that congruence of

angles is
A. reflexive B. symmetric C. transitive D. multiplication

39. In SUN, what side is opposite U?

A. SU B. UN C. US D. NS

40. In SUN, what angle is opposite UN?

A. N B. U C. S D. SUN

41. Suppose RT ND and R N. What additional information is needed to prove RTJ

NDF by ASA?
A. TJ DF B. JR FN C. T D D. J F

42. In the diagram, RXW JXT. Which statement is not necessary true?
A. J R C. WX JX
B. W T D. RW JT

43. Name the two congruent triangles which is supported by the AAS Congruence.
H E

D A

A. HAD and HEA

B. AHE and HAD
 C. EHA and DHA
D. EAH and DAH

44. Which postulate is shown in the figure?

A. LL E D
B. LA
C. HyL
D. HyA

A B C
45. In the figure, AC is the perpendicular bisector of BD. What congruence postulate concludes
the given information? A
A. LL
B. LA
C. HyA
D. HyL
B C D

46. If UVW XYZ, which of the following will complete the statement, VW ______ ?
A. XY B. YZ C. XZ D. ZY

47. Using the same given in #46, which statement is false?

A. YZX VWU C. XY UW
B. XZY UWV D. Y V

48. V Y, U X, UV XY, which postulate should be used to show that UVW

XYZ?
A. SSS B. ASA C. SAS D. AAS

49. In XYZ, if XY YZ, what statement can be deduced?

A. Z X C. Y Z
B. Y X D. Y Y

50. In the accompanying figure, ABC DEC, CD ______?

A. BC B E
B. EC 73 C 14
C. AB
D. CA
68 16
A D